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VOL.  XI 


JANUARY  I,  1912 


No.  1 


OHIO    WESLEYAN    UNIVERSITY 

BULLETIN 


ISSUED  BI-MONTHLY 


Entered  February  24,  1902,  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  as  second-class  matter,  under  Act  of  Congress  July  16,  1894 


Digitized  by  the  Internet  Archive 
in  2013 


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THE    PURPOSE   OF   THIS    BULLETIN 

JJTHIS  BULLETIN  is  planned  for  students  in  the  High  Schools  who  are  looking  forward,  more 
^^  or  less  seriously,  to  a  college  or  technical  school  course.  The  college  catalogue  gives  a  large 
array  of  facts,  but  it  limits  itself  to  one  side  of  college  life.  The  spirit  of  a  college,  however, 
is  not  shown  in  its  catalogue.  That  can  be  fully  known  only  by  one  who  shares  its  membership  and 
takes  part  in  its  life  from  day  to  day.  And  yet  it  is  hoped  that  this  presentation  of  a  number  of  the 
aspects  of  life  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  may  suggest  the  spirit  that  prevails  there. 


DIVISIONS  OF  THE  UNIVERSITY 

J?THE    University    comprises    three    divisions:    the  College,  the  Conservatory,  including  the  School 
^/    of  Music  and  the  School  of  Fine  Arts,  and  the  Academy,  including  the  School  of  Business* 
The  central   feature  of  the  University  is  the  College,  which  sets  the  standard  and  determines 
the  spirit  and  tone. 

*  By  vote  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the  School   of   Business  will   be   discontinued   after  June, 
1912. 


UNIVERSITY  HALL  AND  GRAY  CHAPEL 

In  University  Hall  are  recitation  rooms,  administrative  offices,  the  rooms  of  the  men's  literary  societies 

and  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  and  a  spacious  auditorium — Gray  Chapel 


ENROLLMENT  (November  1,    1911) 


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Women 


Total 


College 


Conservatory 


Academy 


Post-Graduates 

5 

8 

13 

Seniors 

83 

64 

147 

Juniors 

104 

94 

198 

Sophomores 

135 

101 

236 

Freshmen 

136 

131 

267 

Specials 

20 
483 

10 
408 

30 

891 

Music 

11 

156 

167 

Art 

17 

17 

184 

Preparatory 

62 

15 

11 

Business 

13 

13 

26 

103 

Total  enrollment  in  all  departments 


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THE  COLLEGE  WALK 
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ENTRANCE. 

y^HE  following  table  indicates  the  subjects  prescribed  for  admission  and  the  number  of  units  (a 
Lfi  unit  being  a  course  pursued  for  at  least  thirty-six  weeks,  with  not  less  than  four  recitations 
each  week)    required  in  each  subject. 

English,   3;   Latin,   Greek,   German,   French,    6;    History,    1;    Mathematics,    3;    Electives,    2. 

(The  six  units  of  languagt  may  be  divided  between  two  of  the  languages  named,  in  the  ratio  of 
3  and  3,  or  4  and  2;  and  one  of  the  languages  presented  for  admission  must  be  continued  one  year 
in  college.) 

For  full  freshman  rank,  the  candidate  must  offer  at  the  opening  of  the  college  year  fifteen  units 
in  the  studies  accepted  for  admission  to  college,  among  which  the  following  units  must  be  included: 
English,   3;     Foreign  Languages,   4;     Mathematics,  2;    History,   1. 

Conditional  freshman  rank  is  granted  to  candidates  who  offer  at  the  opening  of  the  college  year 
thirteen  units  of  the  studies  accepted  for  admission,  provided  that  they  present  the  ten  units  in  pre- 
scribed subjects  indicated  above.  Students  granted  conditional  freshman  rank  must  enter  at  once 
the  classes  of  the  Academy  in  the  subjects  in  which  they  are  deficient;  and  no  such  student  will  be 
enrolled  in  any  college  study  except  Greek,  unless  he  has  first  enrolled  for  work  which  will  remove 
his  deficiency  in  the  requirement  for   full   freshman  classification. 


SOUTH  ENTRANCE  OF  GRAY  CHAPEL 
The  carving  on  the  arch  the  gift  of  the  class  of  1903 


ON  THE  CAMPUS 


THE    COURSES 

TJTWO  courses  are  offered,  the  Classical  and  the  Scientific,  leading  to  the  degrees  of  B.  A.  and 
111  B.  S.  In  the  Classical  Course  either  Latin  or  Greek  must  be  taken;  in  the  Scientific  Course 
a  larger  amount  of  mathematics  and  science  is  required.  Both  courses  give  the  same  oppor- 
tunity, through  elective  studies,  for  work  in  any  special  department.  The  College  Catalogue  gives 
complete  information  regarding  courses  and   degrees. 


THE  COLLEGE  OR  THE  PROFESSIONAL  SCHOOL? 

^TjijANY  students,  particularly  those  intending  to  be  engineers,  when  they  complete  their  high 
Ifltl  school  course,  feel  that  they  must  choose  between  college  and  the  professional  school.  The 
three  or  four  years'  professional  course,  on  top  of  the  four  years'  college  course,  looks  like 
too  large  an  undertaking.  It  is  coming  to  be  seen,  however,  that  for  the  highest  professional  success 
there  is  needed  not  alone  the  technical  training  of  the  professional  school  (engineering,  law,  or 
medicine),  but  the  broad  training  of  the  college  as  well.  Both  the  college  and  the  technical  school 
have  an  essential  part  in  preparing  for  the  professions;  the  college  develops  the  man,  the  technical 
school  makes  the  engineer.  Separate  publications,  mentioned  later,  consider  this  question,  and  also 
show  how  the  time  of  the  combined  college  and  professional  course  can  be  shortened  by  the  proper 
choice  of  studies  in  college. 


SOME  ASPECTS  OF  COLLEGE  LIFE 

^j^DUCATION  comes  through  action.  If  we  believe  that  a  college  student  cannot  enter  in  a 
TT  hearty  and  whole-souled  manner  into  any  department  of  college  life  without  receiving  a  distinct 
educational  uplift,  we  must  alter  in  some  cases  our  conception  of  college  values.  The  work 
of  the  class-room,  with  its  outside  preparation,  is  of  the  highest  value;  but  other  college  interests 
should  be  not  merely  tolerated  but  encouraged.  Many  graduates  look  back  to  college  days  and  see 
that  on  the  athletic  field,  or  in  the  literary  society,  or  in  the  daily  contact  with  their  fellows,  they 
received  a  training  of  the  utmost  importance  for  their  future  work.  The  college  is  a  world  of  its 
own,  with  its  varied  interests.  This  fact  gives  it  its  value  and  its  danger;  its  danger,  because  there 
is  always  the  chance  that  a  student  may  distribute  his  time  unprofitably  among  the  possible  lines  of 
college  activity,  and  so  miss  the  main  end  of  his  course;  its  value,  because  of  this  variety  there  is 
no  student  who  cannot  devote  himself  with  profit  to  some  department  of  college  activity,  and  so 
gain  that  power  and  confidence  which  come  from  successful  accomplishment.  The  college  expects 
each  member  to  be  a  thorough  student  and  then  to  find  his  place  in  some  one  or  more  of  the  dif- 
ferent college  activities.  Whether  he  distinguishes  himself  as  an  athlete,  a  debater,  or  a  worker  in 
the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  there  is  behind  the  multiplicity  of  occupation  a  unity  of  devotion  to  the  college 
as  a  whole  and  to  all  the  activities  which  make  up  its  united  life.  You  may  call  it  college  spirit 
or  what  you  will,  but  it  is  that  which  gives  college  life  its  charm,  its  enthusiasm,  its  hold  on  grad- 
uates and  undergraduates,  and  a  large  part  of  its  value. 


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SOME  COLLEGE  BUILDINGS  FROM  THE  FRONT  CAMPUS 


MILITARY    DRILL 

fTjtJILITARY  DRILL  was  introduced  at  Delaware  in  1882,  and  since  1890  an  officer  of  the 
JJjff  United  States  Army  has  been  regularly  delegated  to  take  charge  of  the  work,  with  the  rank 
of   Professor   of   Military   Tactics. 

In  the  present  age  the  discipline  of  an  army  differs  very  little  from  the  discipline  of  a  great 
industrial  organization,  and  every  attribute  of  the  trained  soldier  is  appreciated  and  rewarded  as 
promptly  in  the  business  world  as  in  the  army. 

The  influence  of  military  discipline  in  establishing  and  maintaining  a  high  standard  of  morality 
is  beyond  dispute.  In  addition  to  the  benefit  which  the  general  government  derives  from  the  military 
instruction  given  at  this  University,  it  is  believed  that  the  attitude  enforced,  the  habits  of  obedience 
and  punctuality  inculcated,  the  improvement  in  bearing  and  appearance  of  those  instructed,  and  also 
the  practice  in  directing  and  commanding  others,  which  all  may  get  in  course  of  time  as  officers  and 
non-commissioned  officers,   is  of  immense  benefit  to  the  students  individually. 

The  instruction  given  in  Infantry  Drill  Regulations,  Small  Arms  Firing  Regulations,  Field 
Service  Regulations,  Manual  of  Guard  duty,  etc.,  is  interesting  to  the  student,  and  is  valuable  as  a 
matter  of  general  information.  Ammunition  is  furnished  by  the  government  for  target  practice,  which 
is  a  part  of  the  regular  work. 

The  various  parades,  reviews  and  other  ceremonies,  are  events  in  which  the  cadets  take  great 
pride;  while  the  annual  Military  Reception  is  one  of  the  most  important  social  events  o^  the  college 
year. 


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GYMNASIUM  AND  ENTRANCE  GATE 

The  gate  given  by  the  Class  of    1908 


PHYSICAL    TRAINING 

^tJHYSICAL  TRAINING  is  recognized  as  an  essential  part  of  the  college  course.  The  world 
jh|  has  little  use  for  bloodless,  flabby  men.  The  all-round  college  man  of  to-day  is  deep-chested, 
wi  lithe-limbed,  alert,  a  wholesome  chap  with  body  and  mind  trained  to  high  standards  of  effi- 
ciency. And  so  closely  is  play  related  to  health  and  self-mastery  that  college  sport  needs  no 
apology  or  defense.  The  daily  hour  on  the  athletic  field  or  in  the  gymnasium  is  not  an  added 
burden,  but  a  means  by  which  a  student  is  kept  in  condition  for  his  work,  and  by  which,  too,  he 
may  win  honorable  distinction  through  his  skill  and  ability. 


THE    GYMNASIUM 

/|p|N  February  22,  1906,  the  Edwards  Gymnasium,  after  Gray  Chapel  the  largest  and  most 
t|hf  imposing  building  on  the  campus,  was  opened.  In  the  basement  are  the  swimming  pool,  50 
feet  long  and  22  feet  wide,  with  a  water  depth  of  four  feet  at  one  end  and  seven  feet  at  the 
other;  rooms  for  the  use  of  the  athletic  teams  of  the  University;  and  several  large  courts  that 
can  be  used  for  handball,  bowling  alleys  and  drill  rooms  for  the  military  companies.  The  second 
floor  contains  the  administrative  offices  of  the  director  of  the  gymnasium,  a  locker  room  having  a 
capacity  of  700  lockers,  and  bath  and  toweling  rooms.  On  the  third  floor  is  the  main  gymnasium, 
1 50  feet  long  by  83  feet  wide,  and  a  suspended  running  track,  fifteen  laps  to  the  mile,  makes 
the   equipment    complete. 


CLASS  IN  THE  GYMNASIUM 


GYMNASIUM  RUNNING  TRACK 


Mr.  Frederick  W.  Dixon,  who  as  Associate  Professor  of  Physical  Education  and  Director 
of  the  Men's  Gymnasium,  is  in  charge  of  the  work,  has  had  a  wide  and  thorough  training  and  a 
professional  experience  of  ten  years  in  association,  school  and  college  work,  and  in  connection  with 
summer  camps  in  Canada.  Physical  examinations  are  given  to  all  students  and,  in  case  of  need, 
the  work  is  especially  adapted  to  the  student.  Class-work  in  the  gymnasium  is  required  of  all  stu- 
dents (except  Seniors)  who  do  not  take  military  drill,  or  who  are  not  specially  excused,  but  large 
numbers  of  the  students  besides  the  members  of  the  regular  classes  take  advantage  of  the  gymnasium. 
The  floor  of  the  gymnasium  and  the  baths  are  open  to  all  students.  In  addition  to  the  regular  class 
work,   special  classes  are  organized  in  boxing,    fencing,  wrestling,  swimming,  and  apparatus  work. 


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ATHLETICS 

/Wp|NE  who  formed  his  opinion  of  college  life  from  the  public  press  might  be  pardoned  for 
\tj/  thinking  that  the  main  work  of  the  American  college  was  to  train  athletes.  Those  who  know 
college  life  on  the  inside  know  that  athletics  make  a  part,  often  too  large  a  part,  of  college 
activity,  but  a  part  which  is  vital  and  essential.  College  sports  originated  without  help  from  the 
college  Faculty,  and  have  often  been  distrusted  by  them.  But  as  they  have  grown,  and  as  their 
evils  and  advantages  have  both  become  more  apparent,  they  have  been  brought  under  Faculty  con- 
trol. In  Ohio,  through  a  committee,  the  Ohio  Athletic  Conference,  composed  of  Faculty  represen- 
tatives of  the  leading  colleges,  control  of  intercollegiate  athletics  is  maintained  with  regard  to  rules  of 
play,  eligibility  of  players,  and  arrangement  of  games.  Local  as  well  as  intercollegiate  athletics  are 
under  Faculty  supervision  at  Ohio  Wesleyan;  which  means  that  the  college  authorities  favor  college 
sport  when  properly  controlled.  And  why?  In  part  because  it  means  health,  vigor,  manliness. 
And  further,  because  of  its  intellectual  and  moral  value,  especially  in  those  sports  in  which  compe- 
tition is  between  teams  rather  than  between  individuals.  Foot-ball,  base-ball  and  basket-ball 
require  the  use  of  brains  quite  as  much  as  of  physical  strength;  not  perhaps  just  the  same  tract  of 
brain  as  is  needed  in  getting  a  lesson,  but  the  kind  which  is  quite  as  often  called  into  use  in  later 
life.  And  the  moral  value  which  comes  from  subordinating  individual  success  to  that  of  the  team 
and  the  college,   and   from  playing  a  square,  open  and  honest  game  is  of  the  highest. 

The    college    authorities,    then,    stand   behind   the    athletic    interests.      Mr.    L.    W.    St.    John, 
as  Associate   Professor  of  Physical   Education  and    Director   of   Athletics,    has   had   charge    of   the 


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college  teams,  except  the  track  team,  and  has  established  a  tradition  of  clean,  enthusiastic  and 
skillful  sport.  The  gymnasium  not  only  makes  possible  regular  gymnasium  work,  but  also  so  greatly 
aids  all  branches  of  athletics  that  we  often  wonder  how  we  ever  got  along  before  we  had  it. 

Then  there  are  the  three  athletic  fields.  The  main  field  lies  adjacent  to  the  gymnasium,  and 
has  a  length  of  680  feet  and  a  maximum  breadth  of  390  feet.  There  is  ample  room  for  two  foot- 
ball fields  (space  which  is  used  in  the  spring  for  two  base-ball  fields),  for  a  100-yard  straight- 
away and  a  quarter-mile  running  track,  and  for  tennis  courts.  Bleachers  and  a  large  grand-stand 
have  been  erected,  the  total  cost  of  all  improvements  approximating  $12,000. 

The  other  two  fields,  four  minutes  northeast  from  the  gymnasium,  are  available  for  minor 
games  of  foot-ball,  base-ball,  association  foot-ball  and  lacrosse.  During  the  spring  the  gymnasium 
classes  adjourn  to  the  athletic  fields  and  sports  almost  wholly  replace  floor-drill. 

This  unusually  good  equipment  makes  it  possible  for  every  student  in  college  to  engage  in  the 
game  of  his  choice.  And  how  thoroughly  are  these  facilities  used?  In  each  sport  there  are,  in 
addition  to  the  varsity  squad,  four  class  teams,  an  academy  team,  fraternity  and  club  teams,  all 
playing  regular  schedules  of  games,  so  that  during  the  college  year  probably  three-fifths  of  the  men 
are  in  one  or  another  sport.  This  is  as  it  should  be.  Inter-collegiate  sport  seems  to  be  a  perma- 
nent part  of  college  life  and  the  college  teams  should  have  the  support  of  the  college.  But  if  all 
the  money  and  energy  represented  in  the  athletic  plant  of  the  college  were  devoted  only  to  training 
college  teams,  composed  of  the  men  least  in  need  of  such  a  training,  it  would  be  largely  a  waste. 
Rather  the  aim  should  be  to  provide  ample  opportunities  for  gymnasium  work  and  open-air  games 
and  recreation  for  every  student  in  the  college  —  man  or  woman. 


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WALK  TOWARD  GRAY  CHAPEL 
Library  entrance  on  right 


THE  SULPHUR  SPRING 


GYMNASIUM  AND  ATHLETICS  FOR  WOMEN 

ytJ[|TSS  EDITH  S.  MOODIE,  Assistant  Professor  of  Physical  Education  and  Director  of  the 
2J|fl  Woman's  Gymnasium,  is  in  charge  of  the  gymnasium  and  athletic  work  of  the  young  women. 
Miss  Moodie  has  had  thorough  preparation  for  her  work  and  several  years  successful  experi- 
ence in  Y.  W.  C.  A.  and  school  gymnasium  work.  A  physical  examination  is  given  each  student  on 
entrance,  and  at  intervals  later,  and  special  exercises  prescribed  to  meet  the  individual  needs.  The 
first  year's  work  is  largely  normal  in  character,  and  is  planned  to  give  ability  and  skill  in  handling 
class  work  in  physical  training.  The  work  in  the  gymnasium  is  supplemented  by  lectures  on  per- 
sonal hygiene,  and  the  treatment  of  minor  defects.  During  the  second  year  the  class  work  consists 
of  advanced  gymnastics  and  team  games  suitable  for  large  classes. 

Indoor  and  outdoor  courts  for  basketball  and   courts    for   tennis   are   provided,    and    inter-class 
tournaments  in  both  sports  are  held. 


STUDENT  GOVERNMENT 

^^HE  college  recognizes  the  fact  that  there  are  many  matters  which  may  well  be  left  either  wholly 
i|L  or  in  part  to  the  students  themselves.  To  handle  such  matters  the  Student  Senate  was  organ- 
ized in  1906.  It  is  composed  of  the  leaders  of  the  chief  undergraduate  organizations,  and 
acts  as  the  agent  of  the  student  body,  conferring  with  the  Faculty  and  making  recommendations  to 
that  body,  considering  matters  referred  to  it  by  the  President  of  the  University,  and  making  recom- 
mendations to  the  student  body. 


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THE  LAST  COMERS  TO  CHAPEL 


DELAWARE  RUN  NEAR  MONNETT  HALL 


The  Student  Senate  has  already  added  a  number  of  valuable  features  to  the  college,  the  most 
important  of  which  is  perhaps  the  Honor  System. 

The  Honor  System  was  adopted  in  1911.  Under  this  plan  the  instructor  makes  no  attempt 
to  deal  with  dishonest  work  on  the  part  of  the  students.  If  he  is  giving  an  examination  he  is  free, 
after  setting  the  questions,  to  leave  the  room,  and  usually  he  does  so.  If,  in  written  work,  he 
detects  dishonesty  on  the  part  of  any  student,  he    does  not  deal  with  the  case  himself,  but,  after  satis- 


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fying  himself  that  dishonest  work  has  been  done,  he  turns  the  evidence  over  to  the  undergraduate 
Honor  Court.  This  body  then  tries  the  case,  and  if  the  evidence  is  convincing,  passes  a  sentence 
subject  to  Faculty  approval. 

Before  completing  his  matriculation  each  new  student  signs  the  following  pledge: 
"  In  view   of  the   introduction   of  the   Honor  System  in  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  I  pledge 
myself  to  support  the  system  to  the  utmost  of  my  ability,  and  not  only  myself  to  act  in  accordance 
with  what  I  conscientiously  believe  to  be  its  spirit,  but  also  to  encourage  others  to  do  the  same,  and 
strongly  to  discountenance  any  violation  of  it." 

It  is  believed  that  the  adoption  of  the  Honor  System  marks  a  step  forward  and  upward. 


RELIGIOUS    LIFE 

Tj^DUCATION  increases  power.  Education  without  character  means  increased  power  for 
TlZ  selfish  ends,  it  means  disregard  of  the  rights  of  others,  and  antagonism  to  that  higher  spirit 
which  is  becoming  increasingly  dominant  in  American  private  and  public  life.  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan has  always  stood  for  an  education  which  shall  develop  the  student's  mental  power,  and  at  the 
same  time  give  him  a  keen  sense  of  responsibility  in  the  use  of  that  power.  In  short,  the  college 
stands  emphatically  for  Christian  character  and  Christian  education.  In  this  she  does  not  stand  alone 
among  Ohio,  or  among  American,  colleges.  The  debt  which  American  education  owes  to  the 
Christian  church  cannot  be  measured.  Previous  to  the  comparatively  late  development  of  state  uni- 
versities in  the  states  west  of  the  Alleghenies,   and  even  to  this  day,  the  vast  majority  of  American 


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FORMING  THE  MONNETT  MAY-DAY  PROCESSION 

colleges  have  been  those  which  owed  their  origin  to  Christian  impulse.  Yale,  Harvard,  Brown, 
Princeton,  and  scores  of  prominent  institutions  could  be  named.  As  a  result,  American  college  life 
to-day  bears  a  moral  impress  which  is  in  distinct  contrast  to  the  tone  of  those  universities  in  Germany 
which  originated  under  secular  control.      And  this  does  not  mean  narrowness  or  intolerance. 

Chief  among  religious  organizations  are  the  Young  Men's  and  Young  Women's  Christian  Asso- 
ciations. Over  seventy  per  cent  of  the  men  of  the  college  are  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  The  Association 
holds  its  weekly  Friday  night  meeting,  conducts  mission  and  Bible  study  classes,  and  contributes  each 


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year  about  a  thousand  dollars  towards  the  support  of  a  missionary  in  the  Philippines.  During  the 
Christmas  and  Spring  vacations  "  teams  "  are  sent  out  to  assist  churches  in  evangelistic  work.  Last 
year  there  were  thirty-one  men  on  the  teams  at  Christmas  and  forty-two  in  the  spring.  The  asso- 
ciation also  does  a  great  deal  towards  securing  employment  for  students  who  are  working  their  way 
through  college.  The  Young  Women's  Christian  Association  follows  in  general  the  lines  of  the 
local  work  of  the  men's  association,  having  Sunday  and  noontime  prayer-meetings  and  Bible-study 
classes. 

In  addition  to  the  Christian  Associations,  there  are  several  other  student  organizations,  the  pur- 
pose of  which  is  dominantly  religious.  The  Student  Volunteer  Band  comprises  those  who  have 
pledged  themselves  for  work  in  the  foreign  field  if  they  are  needed.  The  Social  Service  League 
includes  those  who  are  interested  in  the  application  of  the  Christian  principle  to  the  social  life  of 
to-day.  The  Oxford  Club  includes  prospective  ministers;  the  Cosmopolitan  Club  the  foreign  born 
students  and  those  whose  homes  are  in  foreign  countries. 

THE  ORATORICAL  AND  DEBATING  LEAGUES 
"  In  oratory  and  debate  we  get  there  every  time." —  O.  W.  U.  Song. 

^JTHAT  puts  it  pretty  strongly,  but  with  more  truth  than  fiction.  From  1898  to  1905  Ohio 
Ml  Wesleyan  University  was  a  member  of  the  Central  Oratorical  League,  embracing  the  State 
Universities  of  Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois,  West  Virginia  (after  1901),  and  Cornell  University. 
From  1 905  to  1  908  Ohio  Wesleyan  was  in  a  league  with  Cornell,  Virginia,  Columbia  and  Chicago. 
In  the  eleven  years  covered  by  these  two  leagues  Ohio  Wesleyan  won  five  firsts,  two  seconds  and 
three  thirds.  In  the  first  contest  of  the  present  League,  formed  in  1910  by  Allegheny,  Wooster, 
Pittsburg    and    Ohio   Wesleyan,    and   now    including  Colgate,  our  orator  won. 


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COLLEGE  LUNCHEON  IN  GYMNASIUM,  FEBRUARY  22nd 

The  Twenty-second  is  the  big  holiday  within  the  year,  when  the  undergraduates  get  together  for 

the   noon   luncheon  and   the   evening  program   of  athletics  and  stunts. 


Quite  as  striking  has  been  the  success  of  the  debate  teams.  The  Ohio  Intercollegiate  Debat- 
ing League  was  organized  in  1897  by  representatives  from  Western  Reserve,  Oberlin,  Ohio  State 
and  Ohio  Wesleyan.  In  1905  Ohio  State  withdrew  and  the  present  Triangular  League  was 
formed.  Of  the  twenty-one  debates  thus  far  held  in  the  League,  Ohio  Wesleyan  has  won  fourteen. 
In  addition  to  the  regular  League  debates  extra  teams  have  been  sent  out  each  year  since  1904;  and 
each  of  the  last  two  years  the  college  has  had  four  intercollegiate  debating  teams  in  the  field.  Of 
the  whole  number  of  intercollegiate  debates  thus  far  held,  Ohio  Wesleyan  has  won  twenty-one  out 
of  thirty-one. 

THE    LITERARY    SOCIETIES 

^ttROBABLY  the  most  valuable  part  of  any  man's  college  course  is  the  work  which  he  does  for 
J  Li  tne  Pure  l°ve  °f  it,  undriven  by  the  lash  of  any  professor  or  college  requirement.  There 
Ti  comes  a  thrill  into  such  a  pursuit  that  makes  it  highly  educative,  and  a  man  remembers  it 
with  joy  after  he  is  grey-headed.  The  Faculty  especially  encourages  voluntary  organizations  for 
literary  work,  knowing  that  such  college  societies  have  been  the  hot-beds  of  some  of  the  most  remark- 
able groups  of  men  in  modern  history.  One  needs  only  to  point  to  the  clubs  in  Oxford  out  of  which 
came  Wesley  and  Whitfield  in  the  eighteenth  century,  and  Tennyson,  Hallam,  Archbishop  Trench 
and  F.  D.  Maurice  in  the  nineteenth,  to  show  how  iron  may  sharpen  iron  in  an  organization  of 
undergraduates.  Every  true  Faculty  is  always  on  the  lookout  for  the  coming  of  similar  groups  of 
men  within  its  walls. 

The  University  has  twelve  literary  societies  which  furnish  ample  opportunity  for  the  expression 
of  the  literary  life  of  the  students.      The  societies   among   the   men   are   the   Zetagathean,    Chresto- 


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mathean,  Athenian,  Amphictionian,  Cala-Philo  and  Meleceum  societies.  Among  the  women  are 
the   Clionian,   Athenaeum,   Castalian,   Alethian   and  Philomathean. 

These  societies  are  not  exclusive  and  no  student  with  earnest  literary  ambition  fails  in  time  to 
be  elected  to  membership.      The  expenses  are  small. 

Some  of  these  societies  have  great  histories.  On  the  old  records  the  members  will  show  you 
the  names  of  senators,  bishops,  college  presidents,  governors,  and  editors  well  known  in  American 
public  life;    with  a  host  of  others,  who,  though  less  noted,  are  no  less  worthy. 


UNDERGRADUATE  PUBLICATIONS 

nHREE    regular    publications    are    issued    by  the   students.      Le   Bijou,    the   illustrated    college 
annual,  is  published  by  the  Junior  Class  and  summarizes  the  college  life  of  the  year.      The 
Monnett  is  a  literary  monthly  which  is  under   the   management   of   the   young   women.      The 
Transcript  is  a  weekly  report  of  current  college  doings. 


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THE    TWENTY-SECOND 

II  O  an  increasing  degree  the  Twenty-Second  of  February  is  becoming  the  great  day  on  the  Ohio 
Yj  Wesleyan  calendar.  It  is  the  day  of  the  undergraduate.  The  Freshman  looks  forward  to  it 
with  curiosity,  the  upper  classman  with  eagerness;  both  look  back  to  it  with  pleasure  and  with 
an  increased  love  for  the  college.  The  Alumni  are  back,  drawn  by  memories  of  college  days,  by 
the  fraternity  reunion,  by  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  semi-annual  celebration  which  comes  at  this  time.      In 


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the  evening  comes  an  athletic  exhibition,  comprising  a  drill  by  the  crack  squad  of  the  battalion,  a 
fine  exhibition  of  gymnasium  work,  and  basket-ball  games.  And  at  noon  the  big  feature  of  the  cel- 
ebration —  the  dinner.  Twelve  hundred  people  sit  down  together  at  the  tables,  the  students  together 
in  classes.  Hardly  an  undergraduate  is  absent,  the  Faculty  is  there  and  many  of  the  alumni.  It 
is  peculiarly  a  home  gathering,  but  we  are  glad  to  have  with  us  a  good  many  High  School  students 
who  are  fortunate  enough  to  have  both  friends  among  the  undergraduates  and  hopes  of  entering  Ohio 
Wesleyan.  College  cares  are  laid  aside.  All  are  sons  and  daughters  of  Old  Wesleyan.  Speeches 
by  undergraduates  and  alumni,  class  stunts,  glee  club  and  college  songs  follow  each  other.  The 
key-note  of  all  is  loyalty  to  Ohio  Wesleyan.  Year  by  year  the  Twenty-Second  becomes  dearer  as 
marking  a  day  of  college  friendship  and  of  demonstration  of  college  spirit. 


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EXPENSES 

|i  HE    following   figures    give   the   chief   expenses   for  men  for  the  college  year: 

II  Board,   $2.75   to  $3.50  per  week $105.00  to  $122.50 

Room,  $1.00  to  $1.50  per  week 38.00  to        57.00 

College  bills,  $34.00  per  semester 68.00 

The  expenses  for  the  young  women  at  Monnett  Hall  run  between  $4.50  and  $5.00  per  week 
for  room,  heat,  light  and  board. 

Besides  these  expenses  there  is  the  cost  of  laundry,  books,  and  miscellaneous  matters;  of  travel 
and  the  summer  vacation.  The  college  bills  will  come  to  somewhat  more  than  the  amount  given 
if  the  student  elects  laboratory  courses,  or  other  courses  for  which  special  fees  are  charged. 


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Detailed  statements  from  a  considerable  number  of  the  undergraduates  show  that  the  average 
total  expense  for  the  college  year  is  $340.  One  quarter  of  the  number  made  their  expenses  $250 
or  under,  while  another  quarter  placed  it  at  $400  or  more.  Students  by  boarding  themselves,  and 
by  rigid  economy,  can  reduce  the  expenses  to  $200  for  the  year,  but  one  can  hardly  get  along  on 
less  than  the  average  mentioned  above  and  share  as  he  would  like  to  in  college  life;  though  of  course 
it  is  vastly  better  to  go  through  college  cramped  financially  than  to  be  without  the  college  training. 

ON   WORKING  ONE'S  WAY  THROUGH  COLLEGE 

NO  man  with  health,  ordinary  will  power,  average  talents,  and  the  necessary  intensity  of  desire, 
need  be  without  a  college  education;  the  possibility  of  his  working  his  way  through  college 
depends  upon  his  willingness  to  fulfil  the  conditions.  No  student  suffers  in  the  estimation  of 
his  fellows  from  the  fact  that  he  is  working  his  way.  The  opportunities  open  to  him  are  many  and 
varied.  During  the  summer  vacation  he  may  work  on  a  farm,  canvass,  or  find  other  business  employ- 
ment. During  the  college  year  he  may  wait  on  table,  do  janitorial  and  other  work  about  the  college, 
or  find  various  special  employments  in  town.  The  aggregate  of  student  earnings  shows  that  between 
two  and  three  times  as  much  money  is  earned  during  the  summer  vacation  as  during  the  college  year ; 
and  a  few  able  students  make  the  year's  expenses  in  that  time.  Students  who  are  paying  their  entire 
way  by  unskilled  labor  will  in  many  cases  find  it  impossible  to  earn  their  way  and  at  the  same  time 
carry  full  college  work;  they  may  be  obliged  to  lengthen  the  course  beyond  the  customary  four 
years.  Sometimes  they  find  it  necessary  to  drop  out  of  college  for  a  year  in  order  to  get  enough 
money  to  complete  the  course.      It  is  always  wise   to  enter  college  with  a  considerable  part  of  the  first 


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year's  expenses  in  hand.  In  all  cases  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  through  its  employment  bureau  stands 
ready  to  help  the  student  to  find  work,  and  no  determined  student  with  health  and  average  ability 
need  give  up  the  college  course.  The  question  of  expenses  is  taken  up  in  a  leaflet  entitled,  Student 
Aid  at  Ohio   Wesleyan. 

UNIVERSITY  PUBLICATIONS 

^^"HE  following  publications  are  issued  by  the  college: 
l|L         The  College  Catalogue. 

Illustrated   Bulletin   of    Undergraduate  Life   (this  publication). 
Expenses  and  Student  Aid  at  Ohio   Wesleyan. 

Also  short  statements  are  in  course  of  preparation,  intended    for  those     looking  forward  to 
certain  special  lines  of  work.     These  are: 
The   College   and  Engineering. 
The   College  and    Teaching. 
The   College  and  Law. 
The   College  and  Medicine. 
The   College  and   the  Ministry. 
The   College  and  Journalism. 

The   College   and  Business    (including   Banking,   Manufacturing,   etc.). 
Points  for  the  Man  Undecided  about  his   Life   Work. 
Copies  of  any  of  these  publications  may  be   obtained,    so    far    as    issued,    from    THE    REG- 
ISTRAR. 


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THE  CKAMPLIN  PRE* 
COLUMBUS,  O. 


